Author: Rep. Brian Daniels

Have I ever told you how great our district is? Liz and I had 32 volunteers in the Faribault Heritage Day Parade today. Overwhelmed with the support that we have received. Thanks to everyone who came to walk with us, you guys are awesome!...

Looking for volunteers to join us this Friday in the Faribault Heritage Days Parade. Starts at 6:15pm and line up at 5:15pm at South Alexandria Park(not the fair grounds). Tee shirts will be available and candy to hand out. Come and join the fun!...

OLA to investigate $25 million in DHS overpayments to tribes The Pioneer Press reported Thursday about $25 million in overpayments by DHS to two tribes for Medicaid services. The overpayments stretch back five years(!!) and were apparently stopped only in May. Even though the overpayments were halted in May, the Waz administration only alerted the Legislative Auditor 11 days ago—the Legislative Auditor confirmed yesterday they will be opening an investigation. Rep. Zerwas issued a statement shortly after the news broke, renewing our calls for hearings on DHS. Rep. Zerwas also formally requested the memo obtained by the Pioneer Press detailing the overpayments, but DHS has so far not provided it. The tribes have pointed the finger back at DHS, and there seems to be a lot more layers to this story we don’t know yet—we will stay on it and keep you posted of any updates....

Yesterday I had the privilege of Chairing a mock Committe for the Minnesota Family Council. There were around 50 young people that attended. Some were on the committee and some in the audience. After two bills were discussed for almost two hours I see that the future looks bright. These kids were great!...